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Operating expenses
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Expenses by nature [abstract]  
Operating expenses Operating expensesNote 19.1. Sales and marketing
(amounts in thousands of euros)
SALES AND MARKETING
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2022
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2023
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2024
Personnel costs
1,710
2,323
Consulting and professional fees
4,012
2,699
Other sales and marketing expenses
709
932
Sales & Marketing
6,431
5,954
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2024, sales and marketing expenses amount to €6,431 thousand and €5,954 thousand,
respectively. The decrease was primarily driven by the restructuring of the Group's sales and marketing department part way through
2024. These expenses consist primarily of consulting costs associated with market research in preparation for the Group's potential
future sales and commercialization efforts in the U.S.
The Group did not incur any sales and marketing expense for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Note 19.2. Research and development
Research and development expenses break down as follows:
(amounts in thousands of euros)
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2022
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2023
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2024
Sub-contracting, studies and research
38,858
85,726
110,993
Personnel costs
3,072
8,048
18,455
Consulting and professional fees 
4,246
6,561
12,581
Intellectual property fees
1,187
1,645
1,741
Other research and development expenses
931
1,196
2,762
Research and development expenses 
48,295
103,176
146,532
Research and development expenses consist primarily of the following items:
Personnel expenses, including salaries, benefits, and share-based compensation expenses, for employees engaged in
research and development activities;
Sub-contracting, collaboration and consultant expenses that primarily include the cost of third-party contractors such as
CROs who conduct our non-clinical studies and clinical trials, and research related to proprietary platforms, as well as
investigative sites and consultants that conduct our preclinical studies and clinical trials;
Expenses incurred under agreements with contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”), including manufacturing
scale-up expenses and the cost of acquiring and manufacturing preclinical study and clinical trial materials;
Expenses relating to preclinical studies and clinical trials;
Expenses relating to regulatory affairs;
Allocated expenses for facility costs, including rent, utilities and maintenance; and
Expenses relating to the implementation of the quality assurance system.
The increase in research and development expenses for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2024 is primarily due to (i) the
increase in UC expenses (of respectively €45,233 thousand and €32,030 thousand), due to the progress of Phase 3 clinical trials for
obefazimod in UC, (ii) the increase in CD expenses (of respectively €2,734 thousand and €4,620 thousand), due to the planning costs
and progression of the Phase 2b CD trial, and (iii) the increase in transversal activities related to the overall expansion of the research
and development headcount to support the Group's organizational growth and the issuance of new equity awards to officers and
employees in research and development (of respectively €4,477 thousand and €8,233 thousand).
Note 19.3. General and administrative 
(amounts in thousands of euros)
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2022
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2023
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2024
Personnel costs
1,403
13,105
19,434
Consulting and professional fees 
2,624
6,393
7,990
Other general and administrative expenses 
3,466
2,893
5,522
General and administrative expenses 
7,492
22,391
32,946
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related expenses, including salaries, benefits and share-based
compensation expenses, for personnel other than employees engaged in research and development activities. General and
administrative expenses also include fees for professional services, mainly related to audit and legal services, consulting costs,
communications and travel costs, allocated expenses for facility costs, including rent, utilities and maintenance, directors’ attendance
fees, and insurance costs.
The increase in general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2024 is primarily due to the increase
in personnel costs of respectively €11,702 thousand and €6,329 thousand, resulting from the issuance of new equity awards to officers
and employees, management changes that occurred over the period (see Notes 3.2 and 3.3 Change in governance and management)
and the increased G&A headcount to support the expansion of the overall organization, as well as increased legal and professional fees
and other costs associated with operating as a dual-listed public company.
Our principal audit fees and services are set forth below. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2024, they include fees due our
joint statutory auditor Agili3f, in addition to PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit.
(amounts in thousands of euros)
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2022
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2023
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2024
Statutory Auditor, certification of individual and consolidated financial statements
Issuer
100
1,848
1,144
Other procedures required by law
Issuer
740
492
89
Total
840
2,340
1,233